Murray Wood: Conservatives need to broaden appeal as Liberals form government
Wood says the Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives need to hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney stumbles or start appe...
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Shift in wind blows wildfire smoke into northern Saskatchewan
Wildfire smoke in Saskatchewan is getting better for some people and worse for others. Air quality advisories continued for central areas of Saskatchewan on Tuesday as smoke from wildfires near Hudson...
Oct 05, 2021 The Bell fire north of Hudson Bay. (Prince Albert Grand Council/Submitted)
Sask. scholar says Trudeau's election win will further divide Canada
National unity is a great concern for some people after Justin Trudeau was re-elected as Canada's prime minister. That's the case for a professor from the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Pol...
Sep 22, 2021
Some USask students holding out against vaccination policy
A number of University of Saskatchewan students are ready to test the school's COVID-19 vaccination policy. After rolling out a proof-of-vaccination policy at the end of August, the Saskatoon universi...
Sep 17, 2021
Saskatoon mayor says provincial inaction on COVID-19 is hurting the economy
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says Saskatchewan is quickly earning the reputation of not being a safe place to visit. On Tuesday, Clark repeated calls for a public health order by the provincial gover...
Sep 14, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe defends measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19
Premier Scott Moe is defending his government's response to COVID-19 as the fourth wave sweeps into the province. The weekend saw 761 new cases across the province, along with the number of people in ...
Sep 13, 2021
COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan 'very troubling': SHA
A Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) manager says the health-care system is in a "fragile position" at the moment with the tide of new COVID-19 cases showing no sign of slowing down. "This most recen...
Sep 09, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Analyst says Jansen mine catalyst for 'Saskaboom 2.0'
A Saskatchewan business analyst says the province will see the economic spinoffs of a new potash mine for years to come. BHP announced Tuesday it will bring its long-delayed Jansen potash project into...
Aug 17, 2021 The BHP Jansen potash mine, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon. (Supplied)
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake felt in southeast Sask.
A small earthquake gave residents in southeast Saskatchewan a small jolt earlier this week. Officials with Earthquakes Canada say the 3.9 magnitude tremor was recorded 29 kilometres south of Langenbur...
Aug 13, 2021
City Hall recommends 40 km/h speed limit in Saskatoon
Saskatoon drivers may have to get used to driving slower on Saskatoon streets. City administration has recommended lowering the speed limit on most residential streets from 50 kilometres per hour to 4...
Aug 11, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S wastewater study foreshadows a COVID-19 surge
Saskatoon is leading the province in active COVID-19 cases and that trend may continue. The most recent study from the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan revealed th...
Aug 10, 2021
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